On Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:02:58 -0500, Jeffrey Angus wrote:
On 9/10/2010 9:33 AM, LSMFT wrote:
Jeffrey Angus wrote:
On 9/10/2010 9:20 AM, LSMFT wrote:
So I should be able to replace the 'plate' with a solid state
full wave bridge rectifier?

You have solid state full wave rectifier. A bridge will give
you twice the output voltage.

Are you sure?

Yes, the key here is the word bridge.

There are two diodes in a simple full wave rectifier.
AND a center tap on the transformer. Only one half of the
winding is conducted through a diode at a time. But since
they alternate, it's a full wave rectifier.

A bridge rectifier has four diodes, and goes across the
entire output winding. So you'll get twice the voltage.

Not if you hook it up simply as a full wave rectifier -- leaving
the other 'side' (probably marked with a minus ("-") sign) floating.

Jonesy
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